UGC 9872 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , UGC 9872 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 01:54, 55° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 20:37 (PDT), 35° above your north-eastern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:59, 46° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
UGC 9872
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h28m [2] |
| Declination: | +68°42' [2] |
| Constellation: | Ursa Minor |
| Magnitude: | 16.00 (B) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.1 arcmin x 0.1 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 22.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
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